HESSTON, Kan. — The Hesston College volleyball team bounced back from an opening-set loss to defeat Calvary University in four sets Friday, winning 21-25, 25-11, 25-19, 25-18. The victory improved the Larks to 8-5 on the season. 20260925084039-vbgame_130

Calvary took the opening set 25-21, but Hesston responded emphatically in the second. The Larks recorded 14 kills and hit .323 while holding Calvary to just three kills and a -.185 hitting percentage on their way to a 25-11 win. 20260925084039-vbgame_130 20260925084039-vbgame_130

Hesston carried the momentum into a competitive third set. The teams combined for nine ties and four lead changes, but the Larks committed only two attack errors in the set, hitting .314 to pull away for a 25-19 victory. Hesston then put away 16 kills in the fourth to close out the match 25-18. 20260925084039-vbgame_130

Jacee Ray powered the Hesston attack with a match-high 15 kills on 27 attempts, hitting .444. Ray also contributed two solo blocks and six block assists. Kennedie Esparza added 10 kills and nine digs, while Layla Romero finished with nine kills and a .348 hitting percentage. Lydia Foster recorded eight kills, and Delayna Kerry added seven while hitting .400. 20260925084039-vbgame_130

Kerry also led the Larks with 25 assists, while Rebekah Blackmer handed out 20. Blackmer recorded four of Hesston's 10 service aces, with Foster adding three and Bethanie Haag two. Sarahi Paez led the defense with 16 digs, followed by Haag with 12. 20260925084039-vbgame_130

As a team, Hesston finished with 55 kills and hit .248 while limiting Calvary to 37 kills and a .081 hitting percentage. The Larks also held a 10-3 advantage in service aces and totaled 12 blocks.